It's Time! The Friday, November 12, 2021 Show is Here! Your History Will Never be the Same!

Welcome to the Friday, November 21, 2021 edition of the one and only Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show Podcast, hosted by Jeffrey Bingham Mead, a direct descendant of the 17th century founders of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut USA. Today's show will be coming from various locations, all thanks to the miracles of 21st century modern technology. Listening to today's show just might change the course of your life into something riveting and sensational! Your history will never be the same! We'll take you back in time to 1921 when the people of Greenwich paused to commemorate Armistice Day. The first Veterans Day was held in 1954, and you'll learn about how Greenwich observed the occasion.  Last week you heard the news from 1931 that the attempt was made to rename Lake Avenue to Horseneck Road. A newspaper on Waterbury disagreed with Judge Frederick Hubbard's stance, supporting Julian Curtiss instead.Headlines proclaimed their marriage "a farce," and no doubt tongues wagged when Mrs. John Piagalou -better known as Hollywood screen star Constance Talmadge- separated, just a year after being married by a Greenwich justice of the peace. It's autumn in Greenwich -and chrysanthemums are everywhere. One of Greenwich's "Great Estates" was Milbank. I'll take you back in time to 1893 when the Milbank estate's greenhouses were thrown open to the public for a chrysanthemum show. As we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Greenwich Police Department, I'll share with on today's police blotter at a story from the Port Chester NY Journal dated 1906 of the arrest of John Bell. According to the story, Bell built the Indian Harbor Yacht Club at the end of Steamboat Road. The complaint to the police leading to Bell's arrest came from Percy Rockefeller, son of William Rockefeller. Constructed in 1916, The Pryory is a noted 'Great Estate' in Greenwich, Connecticut's history. It is one of a number of exclusive mansions on Field Point Circle. Sold for over $25 million in the summer of 2020 during the global pandemic, it was hoped that this recognized historic landmark would continue to be admired from the waters of Greenwich Harbor. Sadly, the sun will be setting forever on this iconic, historical mansion. I'll have news of happenings, public events and more as today's show unfolds.  Stick around! This podcast is made possible by Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI); the Ambassador Museum United States of America, and Kevin M.J. O'Connor of the Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group. Thank you! Learn more about the Greenwich, A Town for All Seasons Show podcast hosted by Historian Jeffrey Bingham Mead at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.com. Contact us at [email protected]. We’re always looking for guests to be on the show to share their stories about the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s premier communities. You’re invited to advertise and underwrite future shows! Go through our GoFundMe site or email us for rates.